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Oct 16, 2007 1:45 pm US/Eastern

Facebook, Cuomo Agree On Enforcing Safeguards

Agreement Calls For Protection Against Online Predators

NEW YORK (AP) ― New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced an agreement with Facebook to enforce safeguards against sexual predators and obscene content.

The agreement calls for Facebook to respond and begin addressing complaints of nudity or pornography or unwelcome contact within 24 hours of receiving them, and reporting to the complainant what steps it has taken within 72 hours.

It also calls for the popular social networking Web site to allow an independent party -- approved by Cuomo's office -- to report on its compliance to the new safeguards for two years.

The company, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif., and has about 47 million users, must post the safety procedures on its Web site.

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